The process of recruiting international students has some of the same processes that recruiting domestic students have. The Office of International Admissions and Recruitment looks for a market of students to recruit for the upcoming semester. This market mainly focuses on students who can afford to ...
The Student Government Association has been making strides to help the University Diversity Council (UDC) reach the goals outlined in their five-year strategic plan. Executive Senator Davice Jones, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee Chair for SGA, has been working closely with the Office of Multicultural ...
(Farmville, VA) – The Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) office at Longwood University has been awarded a grant totaling $135,625 through the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) in partnership with the Virginia Health Care Foundation (VHCF). Longwood is one of only six ...
It has been nearly four months since the C.H.A.N.G.E. coalition met with President Taylor Reveley IV in the N.H. Scott Multicultural Center for an hours-long conversation about their open letter and list of demands. Since that meeting, there has been an interaction with key members of the Board of Visitors, ...
(Farmville, VA) – The Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) office at Longwood University has been awarded a grant totaling $135,625 through the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) in partnership with the Virginia Health Care Foundation (VHCF). Longwood is one of only six ...
The movement for change on campus started on Sept. 22, as students stood in solidarity with Black UVA following a hate crime on campus. Next came an open letter read to the Student Government Association (SGA), 13 demands introduced by the C.H.A.N.G.E. Coalition, and then on Oct. 13, a meeting with ...
The movement for change on campus started on Sept. 22, as students stood in solidarity with Black UVA following a hate crime on campus. Next came an open letter read to the Student Government Association (SGA), 13 demands introduced by the C.H.A.N.G.E. Coalition, and then on Oct. 13, a meeting with ...
Two weeks ago, the country went to the polls to elect the entire House of Representatives, a third of the Senate, Governors, and many other state and local officials in the first midterm of the Biden Presidency. Here are some of the most notable results from November 8th: The Senate of the United States ...
(Farmville, VA) – The Longwood University Police Department (LUPD) has earned a grant totaling $25k through the Department of Criminal Justice Services to upgrade their handheld radios for communications between departments. The departments included are the LUPD, the Farmville PD, the Prince Edward ...
Rent in Farmville is not a concern for many of the college students at Longwood. The University’s policy of mandatory dorm stays until senior year is quite unusual but may save someone from the rental market around Farmville. According to the Fair Market Rent (FMR) established by the Department ...
For decades, young people have remained the least likely among citizens to register and turn out to vote. According to the Census Bureau, only around 59.8% of those aged 18-24 were registered to vote, trailing every other age group by at least ten percent. Many have asked why this is, with responses ...
The Longwood Company of Dancers (LXD), Longwood Company of Belly Dancers, and other on-campus performing arts organizations have been relocated from their rehearsal studio in Willett Hall in lieu of a new state-of-the-art basketball performance center. According to LXD, the company discovered they were ...
On February 24, Russian troops stormed across their western border and invaded Ukraine. This act of aggression by Russia has been widely condemned by the international community, especially the member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). President Joe Biden has imposed heavy sanctions ...
Two weeks ago, students received a timely warning email regarding an off-campus incident of sexual assault. It was confirmed that the victim and the assailant knew each other, but LUPD has said that no other case specific details can be provided at this time, since it is an ongoing investigation. Longwood ...
On November 2, voters all across the Commonwealth headed to the polls to decide who they wanted Virginia’s next governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general to be. They also voted on a number of House of Delegates races. The results were a clean sweep for the Republican Party. In the governor’s ...
The College Democrats of Longwood University held a voter registration drive on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 on Stubbs Lawn from 11AM to 2PM to encourage fellow Lancers to register. This was the last day that people could register to vote in the state of Virginia. Ashley Brooks, the treasurer of ...
The “Banned Books Week” is an annual event that celebrates the freedom to read. It highlights historical and present attempts to ban books. The American Library Association (ALA) launched this event in the 1980s. During that time, a lot happened regarding book banning. There was an increased amount ...
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) cadets visited Fort Lee to conduct annual land navigation training. This event tests cadet’s ability to find points in the woods using only a map, compass, and protractor. They must demonstrate proficiency during day and night conditions. This event ...
Liz Garri, a Cormier Honors scholar, is a Communication Sciences and Disorders major with a minor in Children’s Literature at Longwood University. She was recently chosen to serve as the National Student Speech, Language, and Hearing Association’s Virginia Student State Officer for the 2021-2022 ...
It was a hot Friday afternoon in August, students were lined up all around the perimeter of Stubbs Lawn, waiting for their wristbands that they would trade for scarves following the timeless Longwood tradition known as the greatest athletic march ever, or the G.A.M.E. for short. That is, of course, ...
